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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by mozz@mbin.grits.dev to c/politics
 

You crooked motherfucker

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[–] Megaman_EXE 14 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I was shocked to find out that all his crimes apparently don't disqualify him from running for/being president again. Like what?

You would think there would be like... some laws or something.

[–] Vivendi@lemmy.zip 16 points 5 months ago

I heard that it's a mechanism to prevent the ruling president from just locking up every competitor and win the next election by default.

[–] Domiku 13 points 5 months ago

I think that it’s actually a good thing. If a criminal record disqualified you, it could be easy to cook up bogus charges against a political opponent just to kick them off the ballot. We also have along history in the USA of black folks getting charged with crimes at a disproportionately high rate.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 5 months ago

I mean it should disqualify him, for all intents and purposes, if we actually had a media that did its job and a non-corrupt Republican Party though.

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